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Doncaster Rovers v Colchester United : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Mon 21st Apr, 15:00 BST, The Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Colchester United, led by manager Danny Cowley, visit Grant McCann and his Doncaster Rovers side at The Keepmoat Stadium on Monday afternoon in the League Two. All the odds are provided straight from top bookmakers, while predictions are algorithmically generated from stats over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to League Two match data, including head-to-head performance. Hit the tabs below to explore.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Doncaster are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.73.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Doncaster
45%
8/11
4%
-
Draw
27%
13/5
3%
-
Colchester
28%
7/2
7%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
6/1-
Doncaster 1-0
12%
6/1-
Colchester 1-0
9%
11/1-
Doncaster 2-1
9%
15/2-
Draw 0-0
8%
9/1-
Doncaster 2-0
8%
7/1-
Colchester 2-1
7%
14/1-
Colchester 2-0
5%
22/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1-
Doncaster 3-1
4%
14/1-
Doncaster 3-0
4%
12/1-
Colchester 3-1
2%
40/1-
Doncaster 3-2
2%
25/1-
Colchester 3-0
2%
50/1-
Colchester 3-2
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
19/20-
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
17/20-
Home 1st Goal
51%
1/2-
Away 1st Goal
44%
15/8-
No 1st Goal
5%
9/1-
BTTS - Yes
49%
5/6-
BTTS - No
51%
5/6-
BTTS - Home Win
19%
11/4-
BTTS - Draw
18%
4/1-
BTTS - Away Win
12%
8/1-
Home/draw
72%
2/11-
Away/draw
55%
21/20-
Home/away
73%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
5/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
12/5-
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
3/10-
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
11/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
14/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/33-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/16-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
9/1-
Home DNB
64%
3/10-
Away DNB
47%
12/5-
Doncaster win to nil
26%
2/1-
Colchester win to nil
16%
7/1-
Doncaster / Doncaster
30%
7/4-
Doncaster / Colchester
2%
33/1-
Doncaster / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Doncaster
18%
7/2-
Draw / Colchester
9%
17/2-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Colchester / Doncaster
4%
22/1-
Colchester / Colchester
11%
13/2-
Colchester / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win League Two table

Doncaster have played 42 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 37 games against teams below in the table, having won 18, drawn 11 and lost 8 matches. They have kept 11 clean sheets and have failed to score in 6 fixtures. Doncaster have outscored their opponents by 63 goals to 51 goals.

Home League Performance

Doncaster have played 21 games at home winning 10, drawing 7 and losing 4 games. They have scored 33 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 22 goals at home.

Colchester are in 8th position in the League Two on 65 points having played 42 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 25 goals and kept 9 clean sheets. They have scored 23 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 5 and won 4. Colchester have conceded 21 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Doncaster
Colchester
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Port Vale42211381976 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
2-3F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
2
Bradford422110111973 
Apr 26
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1A
3
Walsall422012102172 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
4-0A
4
Doncaster Home422012101572 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
Apr 21
5
AFC Wim421912112369 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-2F
6
Notts C421911121968 
d
 
1-1A
May 3
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
7
Grimsby4220616-166 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-3F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
8
Colchester Away42161791165 
Apr 21
d
 
1-1F
-
-
9
Chesterfield421711141562 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
5-2A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
10
Salford42161412662 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2A
Apr 26
11
Crewe42151611561 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
12
Swindon42141513557 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
4-0F
l
 
3-2A
13
Fleetwood42141414156 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
2-4F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
14
Bromley42141414056 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
15
Barrow42151017255 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
May 3
d
 
1-1A
16
Cheltenham42141117-953 
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-2F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
17
Gillingham42121416-750 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
18
Newport4213821-1947 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
19
MK Dons4213722-1546 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
20
Harrogate42121020-1946 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
21
Tranmere42101418-2244 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 18
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
22
Accrington42101319-1743 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
23
Carlisle4291023-2737 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
24
Morecambe4210626-2536 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
3-3A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Doncaster have not lost in 5 consecutive home league games
Doncaster 4TH
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
Colchester 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
11
L
3
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Doncaster have beaten Colchester in 6 consecutive home league meetings
8
Doncaster have not lost to Colchester in 8 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Doncaster since 2005
Doncaster
Colchester
Goals: Scored
11
2
Games: Scored
7 / 8
2 / 8
Clean sheets
6 / 8
1 / 8
DON
6
D
2
League games at Colchester since 2004
Colchester
Doncaster
Goals: Scored
18
13
Games: Scored
8 / 9
8 / 9
Clean sheets
1 / 9
1 / 9
DON
3
D
2
COU
4
Goal Statistics
Doncaster 4th Colchester 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 58% probability that Doncaster will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Doncaster’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-9
Colchester’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Doncaster
PG (predicted goals)
Colchester
1.4
1.1
Attack rating
13%
better
DON
COU
view stats
Games scored34
33
Failed to score7
9
Scored first24
18
Goals scored62
51
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.2
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for1.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
DON
COU
17%
better
view stats
Games conceded30
23
Clean sheets11
19
Conceded first16
18
Goals conceded47
40
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded6
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against19%
12%
Avg. XG against1
1.2
KickOff rating
+17%

Doncaster v Colchester League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Doncaster League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
40131110
T Sharman-LoweL MolyneuxL MolyneuxO Bailey
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Sharman-Lowe GLK40
4
-
O Bailey MID4054
10
-
P McCarthy FWD4081
4
-
L Molyneux FWD391311
7
1
J Ironside FWD3841
-
J Gibson MID3657
2
2
H Clifton MID3651
8
1
J Sterry DEF3524
7
-
G Broadbent MID3213
5
-
J McGrath DEF313
6
1
J Olowu DEF3132
1
-
P Kelly MID261
2
1
T Anderson DEF231
1
1
J Sbarra MID2212
1
-
J Maxwell DEF201
2
-
J Senior DEF171
2
1
R Street FWD167
3
-
E. Ennis FWD101
-
C. Crew MID8
2
-
R Wood DEF7
1
-
T Nixon DEF6
-
Z Westbrooke MID3
-
Colchester League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
41101016
M MaceyL TaylorJ PayneE Iandolo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Macey GLK41
3
-
M Egbo DEF4011
9
-
J Payne MID40810
3
-
E Iandolo DEF393
14
2
T Flanagan DEF36
8
-
L Taylor FWD36102
8
-
J Gordon FWD363
4
-
A Read MID3512
2
-
O Edwards FWD3473
5
1
H Anderson FWD3131
-
J. McDonnell MID291
13
-
S Tovide FWD2475
4
-
F Kelleher DEF231
1
-
T Bishop MID2311
2
-
O. Thorn FWD224
4
-
R Hunt DEF21
5
-
T Simpson FWD151
4
-
A Scully FWD10
-
K Vincent-Young DEF7
-
J Tucker DEF7
1
-
K. Aboh FWD2
-
F Terry DEF1
-